A visit to the Shady Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shady Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shady Grove Cemetery (FG ID #68933).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shady Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove Cemetery:
31.6190, -92.7407
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Grant Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Grant Parish is located in Colfax. Colfax lies just to the south southeast of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dartigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilly G. LeMoine Sr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Marce Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marce Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Corbett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Creola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Simon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calvert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Raven Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimbrell Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cloutierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Prong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Derry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zimmerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gorum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
- Natchez
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shady Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grant Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Grant Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shady Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #68933
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539271 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539271 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- Parish: Grant
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colfax
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6185038 Lon: -92.7407065
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shady Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |